The two nations of America

EARLY on in the Republican presidential primary campaign this year, The Huffington Post - an online news aggregator and blog that is considered to be a major American media outlet supporting the Democratic Party - posted a "note about the coverage of Donald Trump's 'campaign'".

"After watching and listening to Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president, we have decided we won't report on Trump's campaign as part of The Huffington Post's political coverage," its editors announced. "Instead, we will cover his campaign as part of our Entertainment section."

The reason was simple, they explained. "Trump's campaign is a sideshow. We won't take the bait. If yo…